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House Roll Call 407, 98th Congress · November 1, 1983

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. J. RES. 402, A MEASURE DECLARING THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 4(A)(1) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION BECAME OPERATIVE ON OCT. 25, 1983, WHEN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WERE INTRODUCED INTO GRENADA. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)

403 yea · 23 nay6 not voting or present
Democrat251 yea · 6 nay
Republican150 yea · 17 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 402

A joint resolution declaring that the requirements of section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution became operative on October 25, 1983, when United States Armed Forces were introduced into Grenada.

Policy area: International Affairs — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military restraint”

    model(0.85): Invoking War Powers Resolution asserts congressional control and restraint over foreign military deployment.

    Tagged by: keyword:armed forces,war powers

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (404)

Nay (23)

Not voting or present (6)

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